One could argue that any action that would injure the movement would also injure the Foundation by definition. Denny is quite correct that trustees have a legal obligation to put the Foundation before anything else, however there's usually a fair bit of latitude in how that obligation is interpreted.
Cheers, Craig On 25 February 2016 at 11:47, SarahSV <sarahsv.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 6:23 PM, Denny Vrandecic <dvrande...@wikimedia.org > > > wrote: > > > To make a few things about the Board of Trustees clear - things that will > > be true now matter how much you reorganize it: > > > > - the Board members have duties of care and loyalty to the Foundation - > not > > to the movement. > > > > Hi Denny, > > Blue Avocado, the non-profit magazine, offers a somewhat different view. > They have published a board-member "contract" to give non-profit directors > an idea of what's expected of them. It includes: > > > > "... > I will interpret our constituencies' needs and values to the organization, > speak out for their interests, and on their behalf, hold the organization > accountable. > " [1] > > Sarah > > [1] http://www.blueavocado.org/content/board-member-contract > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
